Jul 15 Watch 6:28 How immigrant communities are preparing for possible ICE raids President Trump has said that major arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants and migrants no longer eligible to remain in the country would begin this past Sunday. So far, the number of people detained appears to be small, but fear… Continue watching
Jul 15 WATCH: Reps. Omar, Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Tlaib respond to Trump's racist tweets By Associated Press Omar said the "garbage" from Trump is his plan to "pit us against" each other. She and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan called for impeachment. Continue reading
Jul 15 Some in GOP rebuke Trump for racist tweets, but party leaders still silent By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Top Republicans remained largely silent after President Donald Trump said over the weekend that four women of color in Congress should "go back" to the countries they came from. By Monday, some rank-and-file lawmakers in the party were speaking up. Continue reading
Jul 15 House to vote on resolution condemning Trump's tweets By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump "went beyond his own low standards using disgraceful language about members of Congress" and said his xenophobic and "disgusting" comments cannot stand without rebuttal. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Trump digs in on tweets telling Democratic lawmakers to 'go back' to their countries Trump, resurrecting language not prevalent in the U.S. for decades, said Monday that if the lawmakers "hate our country," they "can leave" it. Continue reading
Jul 14 Trump defends border detention camps By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday defended conditions at the border detention facilities visited by his vice president, painting a rosier picture than Mike Pence encountered. Continue reading
Jul 14 Leave the US, Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came," ignoring the fact that the women are… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 6:43 Trump administration's tumultuous week ends with Acosta resignation Labor Sec. Alex Acosta has resigned over criticism of his 2008 prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein for sex crimes. Acosta joined President Trump to make the announcement to reporters, two days after the Cabinet secretary had held a news conference to… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: House committees consider delaying Mueller testimony In our news wrap Friday, two House committees are considering delaying the planned testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller on July 17, saying they want a longer hearing to give lawmakers more time for questioning. Also, the House approved… Continue watching
Jul 12 House votes to limit Trump's authority to strike Iran By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The measure passed along party lines after a series of votes that pushed it further to the left. Continue reading